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"Why did she come looking for you?" Julian asked. "I thought you two were still at odds.""Did you think I was like you?" Vans shot back with a smirk. "You gotta coax a girl, you know? My relationship with Nina is still okay."Julian was stunned. He didn't expect that Nina could even forgive Vans for getting engaged."What will happen now, then?" Julian asked."I don't know," Vans replied. "We'll take it one day at a time, I guess.""You better tread lightly," Julian warned. "She's Diana's friend."The implication behind Julian's words was for Vans not to do anything excessive.Vans nodded somewhat helplessly. "I'll do my best."That was the biggest assurance he could give as someone from the Stanley family.In any case, Julian didn't intend to intervene too much in his friend's personal affairs. "I'll be hanging up now."He still needed to call the dean and dispel the rumors."Hurry up and prescribe the medicine."Julian couldn’t care less about where the dean was at the
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A surge of anger suddenly crashed through Julian."Come here," he ordered coldly, beckoning Diana with a finger as if calling a doll. His posture was lazy and playful, his inky eyes devoid of any emotion."Kiss me," Julian commanded.Diana hesitated, feeling uncomfortable as she licked her lips. Her lips were injured, and it was clearly the reason Julian was currently angry. He was throwing a tantrum; he didn't really want her to kiss him.But based on Diana's experience, not going along with him would only make him angrier.If this incident reached Kayla's ears, it would make Diana look like a joke.Diana couldn't allow that to happen.She wanted only stories about how "loving" Julian was to her to reach Kayla.Her eyes watered; grief and embarrassment flashed on her face. However, there was also a touch of curiosity in her voice as she called out coyly, "Julian..."It had been a long time since she had addressed him in such a soft and gentle tone. Julian was momentarily
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Diana got straight to the point and said, "I don't want to see any traces of Kayla in the villa."Kayla had lived in the villa before, and had naturally left some things behind. Seeing them gave Diana unease. She didn't want any strong reminders of the woman who had harmed her babies to be present around her."Okay," Julian agreed readily. The more Diana requested of him, the happier he was."I'll get the staff to take care of this right away."Julian realized he had overlooked this matter; rightfully, he shouldn't have waited for Diana to bring it up before he handled it."No need," Diana said, shaking her head.Her distant and captivating eyes resembled the serene beauty of a painting that exuded an indescribable charm.In fact, it gave Julian a strange sense of familiarity; something he felt the first time he had laid eyes on Diana.However, this feeling had been overshadowed by Kayla's disappearance, and he had ignored it."Sometimes, it feels like I've known you for a
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Seeing Diana's unusual expression and how she didn't dare to look straight into Julian's eyes, he chuckled softly, as if mocking her embarrassment.Then, he raised his left hand and placed it on the seat behind her, putting her between him and the seat.An uncomfortable Diana shifted slightly from his actions, but he pressed in closer.Meanwhile, his other hand slowly caressed the back of her head.His hold gradually tightened, and his breath grew closer to her face.It appeared as if he was about to kiss her.Although Diana wasn't at all pleased deep down, she ultimately didn't resist his actions. She was submissive, and she ignored his teasing and closed her eyes once again.When he saw her like this, Julian couldn't help but laugh.He placed his fingertips on her lips, and the scent of medicine immediately reached her nose.She quickly opened her eyes, only to see that he had opened the medicine bottle. He had dipped his finger into it to apply it on her lips."There isn't
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Diana was well aware of her goal, and was thus determined not to fall into the illusion of love Julian gave.She turned her head slightly to once again avoid physical contact with him."Let's take a picture," Diana said as she turned on her phone camera.Before Julian could react, she cupped his face and pecked the corner of his lips.It was soft and had a sense of sharpness in it, as if she had cut through his heart and left a lasting mark on it.And Julian... Truly savored the feeling.Even such a fleeting kiss was enough to make him yearn for it for many years.The click of the camera shutter captured their intimate moment.In the photo, Diana was smiling, and she looked incredibly happy.Julian's face remained as icy as ever, but if one looked closely, there was a slight crack in his icy mask.This was a true, meaningful photo of the two of them.When they got married back then, they didn't even take wedding photos. Even at their wedding ceremony, though Julian hadn't
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Of course not.It had only been a rhetorical question.But seeing Julian's excitement, Diana couldn't help but respond obediently, "Yes. It was a test to see if you would do it."Julian chuckled and didn't reply further. He would show her his sincerity through his actions once they returned home.-In the hospital after Kayla's tantrum, not only was the attending doctor changed, even the nurse who previously attended to her was switched out.The new nurse was a greenhorn with little experience under her belt. When she came to Kayla's room, she avoided looking at Kayla after seeing the latter’s horrendously disfigured face. She didn't even dare meet Kayla's eyes when she first disinfected the wound.This annoyed Kayla, who exploded in rage and lashed out on the spot. She only stopped when the nurse's face was red and swollen.Since then, even the most basic task of changing the bandage was taken over by the hospital's dean.Kayla enjoyed her status where no one dared to critici
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After all Diana had done to Kayla, what right did the former have to live in such a carefree manner?Kayla couldn’t accept this outcome!She was seething with rage; despite all her rage, she didn't dare call Julian. After all, she had already used such a desperate plan to feign suffering during their encounter at the hotel in the past. Even then, her actions hadn't moved him the slightest!What else could she do in the coming days to make Julian marry her, especially when she was cursed with this disfigured face?Kayla sat amidst the mess of her ward, looking at the shards of mirror in her hand as she sank deep into her thoughts.After a long while, an idea came to her, and she looked up.Since the conventional path wasn't working, why not explore the crooked path once more?-Back at Julian’s villa, Diana felt like it had been a long time since she had returned, even though she had stayed here just yesterday."I've already paid the rent for Nina's place," Julian said, notici
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If Diana wanted to make Julian happy, she shouldn't push her limits with him when it came to Kayla."I don't mind it anymore."It was obvious Diana was lying, and Julian could sense her displeasure. He quickly said, "You don't have to choose. Just throw everything away."With that, he started moving; throwing everything into a large cardboard box and then straight into the trash downstairs.Diana found this scene somewhat amusing. Had Kayla done the same with Diana's things when she first moved in? No mercy, swift, and decisive actions.And now, Julian was doing the same to Kayla's things.How did he manage to navigate between her and Kayla like this? Didn't he get tired of it?With these thoughts in mind, she couldn't help the words that escaped her mouth in a whisper, "Is it because...you don't love Kayla that much?"Julian paused.What did she mean by that?He didn't even have any feelings of love toward Kayla at all!He only had a sense of obligation toward Kayla, as
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“Life is all about reconciliation.” Decades passed in the blink of an eye. Diana’s children had all grown up.Kate and Isaac had both passed away. Even Diana’s old friends, Fanny and Oliver, had left the world too.Fanny was never able to get pregnant again after that rainy night. She had gradually let go of her desire to get pregnant under Oliver’s persuasion.They stayed relentlessly by each other’s side, albeit childless. Over the years, having experienced all that life had to offer and being each other’s best friend, Oliver died on a peaceful night, never awaking again.Fanny held his hand while sending him off, and closed her eyes forever as well.Diana had seen too many people off in her lifetime.She had grown old herself, too. She could see her life slowly ebbing away.“Julian, I’m so happy to have lived my life with you.” She had transformed from a disgraced young woman to Mrs. Fulcher, respected by all in Richburgh. Julian even took care of her in person when she
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He blurted those words instinctively.He had been waiting so long for a pair of daughters, yet when the doctor came over, he saw a pair of sons instead.Diana thought the hospital must have made a mistake and kicked up a fuss, insisting that she had a pair of daughters. She insisted for them to check the footage from the surveillance camera to see if there was a mix-up. The culprit, Julian, could only stand guiltily at a corner and mumble, “Actually…sons are fine too.”As long as it was their children, it didn’t matter whether they were girls or boys. Either way, Diana was the only woman he loved his entire life. Even his love for his only daughter Betty didn’t match up to that.After witnessing Diana giving birth, Julian’s love for Diana went up a notch, to the point of paranoia.For the rest of their lives, he made sure to never let her worry or touch cold water.He took great care of her.Kate finally appeared two years after Diana gave birth.When the mother and daughter
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Nina mentioned the Jenningses. “The Jennings family is gone overnight, just like that.”Diana wasn’t shocked.She guessed that Julian had wanted to do that for a while. Not just for her and to seek justice for the Lemmington family, but also for Simon.Although Julian never allowed Simon to call him his brother, he had wanted to annihilate everything that was involved with the Hughes family since Simon’s death.Him making his move on the Jenningses indicated that the time had come.“Congratulations,” Diana said to Nina. “Has Vans come back to you?”“No,” Nina said with a shake of her head. “Lina Jennings isn’t the only thing standing in between us. We have problems of our own to overcome.”Diana sighed. “I think Marcus is pretty good.”She felt relaxed and comfortable around him.Even if Vans came round and worked with Julian to bring down the Jenningses, and had no feelings whatsoever for Lina, Diana wasn’t exactly eager to be with him.As if they had telepathy with each oth
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“He doesn’t need to be jailed,” Fanny said, confused. “One word from him, and his lawyers will be able to exonerate him. I just don’t understand why he’d rather go to jail.”“He wants to pay for his father’s sins,” Diana said with a sigh.Fanny didn’t know what to think of that. Was Oliver innocent, or not? He even went to such great lengths to stop her.Yet, the moment she declared that she would never compromise and would rather be under the protection of Diana than to be involved with Oliver, he clearly looked like he was in a daze.Diana noticed that Fanny hardly smiled over the past few days, and rubbed her hand comfortingly. “He just wants a clean start with you.”Fanny’s heart shook. She couldn’t sleep the entire night.The next morning, she told Diana, “Today’s the day of his trial and sentencing. I want to see him.”Diana asked Julian to send a few bodyguards with Fanny on her trip there.When she returned, she looked as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her shoul
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Fanny bet that he wouldn’t dare.That was equivalent to eliminating all chances he stood with Diana.Julian witnessed the scene unfolding before him. Instead of getting frustrated, he stood quietly there, ready to protect Diana, as he watched Fanny and Oliver fight it out with each other.Oliver was confused. “Why not?”He glanced at Diana, and went on, “I did like Diana in the past, but I have since given up on those feelings for her. Fanny Smith, is your heart made of stone? Can’t you tell who the woman I like is after all this time?”Fanny was stunned, feeling suffocated as if something was stuck in her throat. “Don’t tell me it’s me.”Oliver was dumbfounded. Who else could he be talking about? The stars in the sky?Fanny felt indignant under his glare. “If you like me, why did you say that I’m just a child-bearing tool for you?”“If I didn’t say that, would I be able to keep you confined in the villa? Would I be able to dash all your hopes and make you feel hopeless?”
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Oliver would never let her go. “Fanny Smith, don’t even think about leaving me in this life!”That was when Diana and Julian hurriedly made their way.Sean located Oliver very accurately. Diana saw the scene unfolding before her, and couldn’t help but recall everything that happened in Jacroaof. She hurriedly told Noel to take Sean outside and wait. She couldn’t afford to gamble on Sean’s safety. She didn’t want Sean exposed to any form of danger right under her nose.Her actions made Oliver tense. “Diana, do you think I’ve gone mad?” He grabbed Fanny’s hand, as if he was holding onto the most precious treasure in the world.Diana didn’t answer him, but she threw her bag that Julian was helping her carry toward Fanny.She was exerting so much force for a pregnant lady, looking as if she wanted to fight with Fanny.Even Julian didn’t know what Diana was trying to do, not to mention Fanny herself.By the time he snapped back to attention and wanted to stop Diana from doing s
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However, Fanny must let go of her hatred and past grudges first.The mention of children made Fanny waver. The hatred in her eyes grew even more intense. “Oliver Channing! The cheek of you to mention children!” What gave him the right to say that?!“We agreed,” Oliver said. He didn’t find anything wrong with that. “Fanny, if you want to leave that villa and be free once more, you must give birth to a child of ours.”“What about the child I lost just a few days ago?” Fanny demanded. She found him unreasonable. “Over the past few days, have you ever thought of him, or felt like you let him down? We haven’t even resolved the issues between us, and you want me to get pregnant again. Are you really ready to be a father?!”“I want you to get pregnant again?” Oliver said as he drew closer to her. His eyes were dark, looking as if he wanted to crush Fanny and put her in his pocket. “Weren’t you the one who tried to seduce me by wearing a revealing dress in my house? Fanny Smith, do
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Julian stopped talking to the butler, but he was already making plans in his heart.He returned to the study, and told Diana, “Fanny and Oliver have been fighting for a long time, and it might be over something that might potentially destroy their relationship.”In fact… “Fanny might no longer love Oliver right now.”However, the fact that Oliver faked her death and confined her was enough to show that he still cared for her.If he realized that Fanny no longer loved him, he might do something even crazier.“Let’s hurry up and save her, then!” Diana said.“Wait,” Julian said calmly, “I’m not done with my prediction.”“What?”“Oliver really doesn’t like you now.” Julian’s mood lifted as he arrived at his final conclusion. “We can step in to help Fanny.”Diana was dumbfounded.She had thought that Julian went to such great lengths to analyze the situation for the sake of saving another. To think that his possessiveness took over, and he prioritized figuring out Oliver’s feeli
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The three of them entered the study.None of them expected to see a portrait of Diana right in the middle of the study.The portrait was most likely drawn by copying a photo. In the portrait, Diana was eating something with a smile. It looked like the day when Diana encountered a pervert on the train and Oliver stepped in to help her and treated her to a meal.Did she smile so tenderly at him at that time?“You couldn’t have smiled so happily at that time when we were fighting over Kayla.”It was a portrait, not a photo. It was likely that the owner of this portrait added his own interpretation and features when he commissioned this portrait.“He still has feelings for you,” Julian said coldly.He no longer wanted to interfere with the affairs of the Channings.However, Diana disagreed. “If he really had feelings for me, he wouldn’t hang my portrait up so boldly right here.”The fact that Oliver could display the portrait for all to see proved that his feelings for Diana were
